Service difficulty report · Blade · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 3, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
6,134 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Blade
Condition
Failed
Location
Compressor Turbi
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, Y
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND THE CREW NOTED THAT THE "VACUUM LOW" ANNUNCIATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL OTHER INDICATIONS THAT WERE CONSISTENT WITH AN ENGINE OUT. AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY, THE ACFT DID NOT REACH THE HOLD SHORT LINE, 2 ARRIVING ACFT HAD TO CARRY OUT AN OVERSHOOT AND WERE DIRECTED TO LAND ON A DIFFERENT RUNWAY. 2 ATTEMPTED RESTARTS WERE ABORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE TEMPERATURES. THE ACFT WAS TOWED FROM THE TAXIWAY AND POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION FOUND FRACTURED COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADES. ENGINE IS LIKELY TO GO FOR REPAIRS.

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